![]() ![]() Give yourself time to recharge your batteries so when you do deal with them, you have the endurance and patience to handle them with grace. When you’re frustrated or annoyed with a difficult person, take some time to collect your thoughts. Keep the a negative person at arm’s length to avoid being overwhelmed by their toxicity.Įven though you live with a smartphone wired to your hand, you aren’t required to return every call or text immediately. You need space where you can clear your head after dealing with someone who zaps you emotionally. Setting boundaries is how you give yourself a break from an encroaching negative person. Don’t let a negative person cause you to doubt your abilities or undermine your desire to pursue your dreams. Ultimately, the best way to protect yourself emotionally from a negative person is to be secure and confident. If they ask to hear your thoughts, offer them gently and calmly. Instead, provide a sympathetic and unjudging ear. You can (and should) remain positive when dealing with negative people, but don’t fool yourself into thinking you can cheer them up or change their mindset.Ī fast way to annoy someone in a bad mood is telling him or her to be happy, so ditch the Pollyanna attitude and stop offering unsolicited advice. The only person whose happiness you can control is your own. If you set out change a person overnight, you will fall short and may end up feeling disgruntled yourself. It is not your job to make an unhappy person happy. You can’t change their personality, but you might neutralize their toxic outlook. Agree with them as far as you can, then rephrase their complaints using less loaded language. Acknowledge their comments without endorsing what they are saying. When you do engage with them, use noncommittal language. A negative person isn’t a good choice to turn to when you’re feeling down. Limit your expectations when dealing with them. They want others to love and respect them, to “be there for them,” yet they are incapable of offering emotional support to others. Negative people often have a demanding nature and put pressure on those close to them. Trying to convince someone to stop being negative may only challenge to them to amp up their hostility.Ī difficult person is probably locked into a negative mindset that is part of the fabric of his or her personality. Nor should you try to bright-side everything. Whatever you do, don’t stoop to their level. Do not engage in a difficult person’s habitual skepticism. Hiding isn’t a good option, so try something better: disarm their negativity and shield yourself from their hostility using these six simple strategies.ĭon’t allow yourself to become infected with toxic negativity. Negativity can be contagious, and if you don’t take action to protect your mindset, you may find your mood infected with hostility. After all, everyone has a bad day now and again.īut if you’re dealing with a habitually pessimistic person, you’re at risk of being drained emotionally. So what should you do when faced with a negative friend, co-worker, family member or colleague? At first you listen, offering a compassionate ear and hoping their negativity is just a passing phase. It can sometimes seem like that’s the only thing they enjoy doing. Negative people love bringing others down. ![]()
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